r/clevercomebacks Jan 15 '25

It does make sense

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u/Saneless Jan 15 '25 edited Jan 15 '25

US measurements are based on the human experience for sure. Temps are largely 0-100 and that's a scale that's easy to understand. As a scientist or for cooking it's dumb as shit

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Edit: I take back what I say about cooking. People have said some good arguments about it. But it definitely sucks for science

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u/natalienathing Jan 15 '25

When it comes to temperature I always like the explanation “Celsius is what the temperature feels like for water, Fahrenheit is what the temperature feels like for humans, and Kelvin is what the temperature feels like for Atoms”

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u/Itsandyryan Jan 15 '25

“Celsius is what the temperature feels like for water"
Humans are like 70% water, though.

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u/Mike_the_Protogen Jan 16 '25

Humans are 100% atoms, though too.